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at least from the cia. it is interesting to me that if you say publicly to senators or congressmen, oh, is this a big hit for the, you know, intelligence community, the military community, they say, no, it will be fine, but privately i have never heard such bipartisan sorrow for a man exiting the scene. >> and isn't that something really to note? we're still calling him general petraeus. he left the military last year. he is director petraeus now resigned. i think it's extremely odd that anyone would think in this country one government official, and that's what he was, is so powerful as to be such an intelligence loss. nobody should be that powerful. maybe it's more of a testament to his public relation kills skills. >> which are considerable. is he good at that. the other thing is that he was a big role model for junior officers all through the u.s. military. he constructed the insurgency theory they've accepted as kind of like a gospel right now, and to have him go this way, leaving aside the intelligenc
at least from the cia. it is interesting to me that if you say publicly to senators or congressmen, oh, is this a big hit for the, you know, intelligence community, the military community, they say, no, it will be fine, but privately i have never heard such bipartisan sorrow for a man exiting the scene. >> and isn't that something really to note? we're still calling him general petraeus. he left the military last year. he is director petraeus now resigned. i think it's extremely odd that...
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or you could put that person at cia. although the talk is that john brennan, the current homeland security adviser, is the man who could get cia if he wants it. but there's no knowledge about whether or not he wants it. and if he doesn't take it, mike morrell, the current acting director is considered the shoo-in for that job, wolf. >> he's got a full treasury secretary as well. there's speculation that jack lew could get that position. jessica, there'll be a lot of shuffling going on over at the white house. thanks very much. >> thanks, wolf. >>> the david petraeus scandal is complicating attempts by congress to investigate the attack on the u.s. consulate in bengha benghazi, libya. we'll tell you what's going on in a closed-door meeting on capitol hill, next. come on frank how long have we known each other? go to e-trade. they got killer tools man. they'll help you nail a retirement plan that's fierce. two golden crowns. you realize the odds of winning are the same as being mauled by a polar bear and a regular bear in
or you could put that person at cia. although the talk is that john brennan, the current homeland security adviser, is the man who could get cia if he wants it. but there's no knowledge about whether or not he wants it. and if he doesn't take it, mike morrell, the current acting director is considered the shoo-in for that job, wolf. >> he's got a full treasury secretary as well. there's speculation that jack lew could get that position. jessica, there'll be a lot of shuffling going on...
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fox was told that the cia director had a very important meeting at a cia headquarters with the people coming in from out of town, a couple of hours before, it was cancelled abruptly. we know on thursday, he went to the white house and talked specifically to the president about resigning from his position, for personal reasons. then on friday, that resignation was accepted by the president. so it's really been a chain of events over the last 48 hours. >> caller: do we have any information whether or not the white house or anyone else learned about this before yesterday? or wednesday? >> the public statements from the white house is that they learned about it wednesday. but hia conversation this evening with someone who is very familiar with the notification process to capitol hill. and what we were told is that once someone of the director's statue comes within the scope of an fbi investigation, not the subject, but the scope, there has to be immediate briefings to the ranking members and the chairman of the house and senate intelligence committees. we are not clear, at least tonight,
fox was told that the cia director had a very important meeting at a cia headquarters with the people coming in from out of town, a couple of hours before, it was cancelled abruptly. we know on thursday, he went to the white house and talked specifically to the president about resigning from his position, for personal reasons. then on friday, that resignation was accepted by the president. so it's really been a chain of events over the last 48 hours. >> caller: do we have any information...
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if you look at leon panetta, when he was running the cia, when he went to the cia people asked what kind of background did he have in the intelligence community? it wasn't particularly deep. he was in congress who had been a white house chief of staff, kind of an organization man. you had other cia directors that come up the ranks and they're real spy masters. petraeus came from the military. there has been a recent trend of senior intelligence officials nts government having military background. so that actually -- petraeus was a part of that wave of people who bring -- because we are having this merger in military and intelligence now, we identify threats and trouble spots and frequently we wind up sending special forces or drones our using targeted military actions to address threats. you could see someone else come from the military. again, to return to this point briefly that i made earlier, the cia is increasingly being identified by its reliance on drones and drone strikes and that kind of military side of things. petraeus was steering it very much in that direction, so i guess if
if you look at leon panetta, when he was running the cia, when he went to the cia people asked what kind of background did he have in the intelligence community? it wasn't particularly deep. he was in congress who had been a white house chief of staff, kind of an organization man. you had other cia directors that come up the ranks and they're real spy masters. petraeus came from the military. there has been a recent trend of senior intelligence officials nts government having military...
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specifically the cia. he thought about keeping the union form on and going to the cia. he proposed that to second gats having liked the idea because he served there before. >> rose: as director. >> right exactly. he took it back to the president and the presidenttraeus didn't talk about it until march and the president said he would like the idea but you have to take off the uniform. he felt that was the best place for him. he felt he wouldn't get the chair position. >> rose: why did he think that. >> he wasn't interested in the chairman of chief at the army position or the other position gates offered which was supreme allied commander of europe. those appealed to him earlier but somehow he felt that he, they are prestiges positions but felt he had been there kind of done that. in some sense he was frustration with coalition management even though he's good at it and he felt that nato's not going to change all these countries are drawing down on their defense budgets. he prides himself on being a war fighter as much as i call him a professor. he really wanted to stay i
specifically the cia. he thought about keeping the union form on and going to the cia. he proposed that to second gats having liked the idea because he served there before. >> rose: as director. >> right exactly. he took it back to the president and the presidenttraeus didn't talk about it until march and the president said he would like the idea but you have to take off the uniform. he felt that was the best place for him. he felt he wouldn't get the chair position. >> rose:...
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director or the former cia director. i don't think that's the reason because i think he's much more intelligent than to believe that. >> people are saying it's just extraordinary that the fbi would even be investigating something that on the face of it appeared so trivial. you have this woman, miss kelley, and she apparently is receiving harassing e-mails but it's being made clear from leaks tonight these were not of an "i'm going to kill you" threatening nature. they were just accusing her of being a bit too big for her boots around the army camp and so on. that kind of tone of e-mail. it -- >> it sounded as if they were accusing her of more than that. possibly being too big for her clothing. but go ahead. >> right. either way, we're not talking about sinister death threats. why would the fbi be involved in this anyway? >> the fbi is supposed to investigate predicated federal crimes. and they don't know when they start an investigation precisely whether the evidence ultimately will show there was a crime. i don't know w
director or the former cia director. i don't think that's the reason because i think he's much more intelligent than to believe that. >> people are saying it's just extraordinary that the fbi would even be investigating something that on the face of it appeared so trivial. you have this woman, miss kelley, and she apparently is receiving harassing e-mails but it's being made clear from leaks tonight these were not of an "i'm going to kill you" threatening nature. they were just...
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>> no, the cia is going to send the acting director of the cia now, named by the president yesterday, michael morrell, a 32-year veteran of the agency, seeing the u.s. against every major crisis. he has assumed a leadership role. and been involved in the benghazi incident. i know for a fact he has been very passionate about every development. now there are some members of congress who still say we want to see david petraeus in that chair, but it is not really clear if that will happen, right now, it is michael morrell. >>> thank you very much. >>> ahead, deadly violence in the gaza strip, and violence between the countries. [ male announcer ] break the grip of aches or arthritis pain with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor. so all you notice is relief. aspercreme. limb >>> palestinians in gaza say there was wounds from an artillery attack. medics say tank shells hit the area, wounding at least 24. the firing happened in galvesza after a tank shell hit the area. >>> and as cnn's ivan watson shows us, turks are afraid they could be dragged into this
>> no, the cia is going to send the acting director of the cia now, named by the president yesterday, michael morrell, a 32-year veteran of the agency, seeing the u.s. against every major crisis. he has assumed a leadership role. and been involved in the benghazi incident. i know for a fact he has been very passionate about every development. now there are some members of congress who still say we want to see david petraeus in that chair, but it is not really clear if that will happen,...
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you have the cia director in a sex scandal. the commander of forces in afghanistan, sexting with a hot chick in tampa. rome is burning. the middle-east is in flames and obama is hold egg news conference with cupcakes thrown by magnolia bakery. how could this be worse for barack obama? how could it be any worse? michael, you explain to me. >> i imagine the president's pretty happy that he won re-election, 7 days ago. clearly, some of these challenges are still on his to-do list. he has a lot of work to do. but the american people have spoken. so even with all the propaganda that your side of the aisle tried to spit out on president obama, he was able to survive. not just survive. he won -- >> i think it was 51% -- >> i understand you are upset. look, i understand you are upset. but it's time to move on-- >>> all right. -- [overlapping dialogue] >> start to figure out to change the mission statement and let's get things done. >> sean: what would you like to ask about benghazi? >> what about obama know? when did he know it? he see
you have the cia director in a sex scandal. the commander of forces in afghanistan, sexting with a hot chick in tampa. rome is burning. the middle-east is in flames and obama is hold egg news conference with cupcakes thrown by magnolia bakery. how could this be worse for barack obama? how could it be any worse? michael, you explain to me. >> i imagine the president's pretty happy that he won re-election, 7 days ago. clearly, some of these challenges are still on his to-do list. he has a...
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when did you know about -- president, when did you know about cia cia director petraeus' situation. what day? what hour did you know? if he dose it's under investigation i can't tell you. i go oh phooey phooey. that doesn't impede on any investigation. it's a question between bill and barack? when did you know? what day? could you tell us that? and then what is he going to do then? oh, ---then he looks foolish if he doesn't say. he says well, i learned on thursday after the election. two days later. i say oh, that's interesting, thursday after the election. did any of your crew know before then? and if so, why didn't they tell you? oh, these -- this is how in journalism school when i went there in boston university that's how you ask a question. it's gone. that's why it's a total waste of time, kristen, am i wrong. >> i do think he was pushed a little harder than you are giving some of those journalists credit for. he was asked question about questions tall crif in the past, president obama, you caved to republicans in 2010 fiscal cliff when it came to the tax rates because you said
when did you know about -- president, when did you know about cia cia director petraeus' situation. what day? what hour did you know? if he dose it's under investigation i can't tell you. i go oh phooey phooey. that doesn't impede on any investigation. it's a question between bill and barack? when did you know? what day? could you tell us that? and then what is he going to do then? oh, ---then he looks foolish if he doesn't say. he says well, i learned on thursday after the election. two days...
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. >> i think he took the right step, and i think it's important when you're director of the cia with all the challenges that face you, and have -- that personal integrity comes first and foremost. >> panetta a former cia director and the washington shuffle with panetta and clinton saying they want out of the second term. will john kerry now go to the pentagon? can susan rice be confirmed as secretary of state? and will nancy pelosi run for leader again? and what a welcome to washington the new class of congress arriving just in time for a classic d.c. scandal. and a different fall from grace, jon stewart, crowns himself the worst journalist in the world. >> anyone out there who thought i may have actual journalists instincts i give you a snippet of my interview. >> he loves serving, to be in the arena. i thought i was going to test him, he tested me, crushed his pelvis. he wanted to help me with the project. he can turn water into bottled water. >> the whole time i was staring at how defined her arms were. [ inaudible ]. i am the worst jurmist in the world. for god's sake the title o
. >> i think he took the right step, and i think it's important when you're director of the cia with all the challenges that face you, and have -- that personal integrity comes first and foremost. >> panetta a former cia director and the washington shuffle with panetta and clinton saying they want out of the second term. will john kerry now go to the pentagon? can susan rice be confirmed as secretary of state? and will nancy pelosi run for leader again? and what a welcome to...
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who will be the cia director? this whole national security team is going to require some reshuffling. it's a major headache that the president has, but that's why he's president of the united states, commander in chief, dealing with these kinds of issues. >> that's right. and john allen for now keeps his post. all right. wolf, great to see you as always. >>> and be sure to join wolf today at 4:00 p.m. eastern time in the "situation room" right here on cnn. those surprising little things she does still make you take notice. there are a million reasons why. but your erectile dysfunction that could be a question of blood flow. cialis for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. do not take
who will be the cia director? this whole national security team is going to require some reshuffling. it's a major headache that the president has, but that's why he's president of the united states, commander in chief, dealing with these kinds of issues. >> that's right. and john allen for now keeps his post. all right. wolf, great to see you as always. >>> and be sure to join wolf today at 4:00 p.m. eastern time in the "situation room" right here on cnn. those...
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>> he said it began a couple of months after he got to the cia. and i talked to him about the difficulty that i had with my transition to civilian life, that you leave behind your comrades in arms, the brotherhood and sisterhood of the closed fight, people with shared bonds and experiences, and you miss soldiers. and he indicated that was exactly what was going on in his life at that time, and unfortunately, he found the wrong person to find solace with. paula made herself available to go running with him and so forth, and i think he reached out to the wrong person in his time of need. he felt a void in his life. >> colonel, thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> next, parents gone wild. a new idea that a lot of people, us, think is nuts. 1(k) into a fidelity ira. man: okay, no problem. it's easy to get started; i can help you with the paperwork. um...this green line just appeared on my floor. yeah, that's fidelity helping you reach your financial goals. could you hold on a second? it's your money. roll over your old 401(k) into a fidelity ira and t
>> he said it began a couple of months after he got to the cia. and i talked to him about the difficulty that i had with my transition to civilian life, that you leave behind your comrades in arms, the brotherhood and sisterhood of the closed fight, people with shared bonds and experiences, and you miss soldiers. and he indicated that was exactly what was going on in his life at that time, and unfortunately, he found the wrong person to find solace with. paula made herself available to go...
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we're also talking about the cia director. so i would presume that a lot of these folks that were investigating this were extremely sensitive to all of those environmental factors, if you will, to make sure that they get it right. >> right. and i think the question in the congressional hearings will be, beyond the sensitivity, did they meet their obligations? it's significant that senator feinstein was a democrat who didn't have an ax to grind against the president is raising those timeline questions. we will continue on this story here on msnbc. after the break, in this show, president obama will be honoring u.s. servicemen and women on veterans day, saying we must do more to support them. we are going to take stock of what the country is doing right now for its troops when they return home. that's up next on "now." ♪ [ male announcer ] from our nation's networks... ♪ ...to our city streets... ♪ ...to skies around the world... ♪ ...northrop grumman's security solutions are invisibly at work, protecting people's lives.
we're also talking about the cia director. so i would presume that a lot of these folks that were investigating this were extremely sensitive to all of those environmental factors, if you will, to make sure that they get it right. >> right. and i think the question in the congressional hearings will be, beyond the sensitivity, did they meet their obligations? it's significant that senator feinstein was a democrat who didn't have an ax to grind against the president is raising those...
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former cia operative and cia contributor robert baer, thank you so much for being with us this morning. >> thank you. >>> how is the news of general john allen's involvement in the petraeus scandal being handled with the troops? we're going to talk about that side of the story next. [ female announcer ] imagine skin so healthy, it never gets dry again. can your moisturizer do that? [ female announcer ] dermatologist recommended aveeno has an oat formula, now proven to build a moisture reserve, so skin can replenish itself. that's healthy skin for life. only from aveeno. fire bad! just have to fire roast these tomatoes. do you churn your own butter too? what? this is going to give you a head start on your dinner. that seems easier sure does who are you? [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. five delicious cooking sauces you combine with fresh ingredients to make amazing home-cooked meals. ♪ ambiance [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. your head-start to home cooked. >>> welcome back. general john allen's nomination to become nato supreme commander now on
former cia operative and cia contributor robert baer, thank you so much for being with us this morning. >> thank you. >>> how is the news of general john allen's involvement in the petraeus scandal being handled with the troops? we're going to talk about that side of the story next. [ female announcer ] imagine skin so healthy, it never gets dry again. can your moisturizer do that? [ female announcer ] dermatologist recommended aveeno has an oat formula, now proven to build a...
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we've already seen the loss of general petraeus as director of the cia. to many people's minds, one of the great military figures of his generation. he's gone. you have another general supposed to take over the ultimate nato supreme command position who is now embroiled in the same scandal as well and that may or may not end in a certain way. what do you make of it? where do you see this going? >> well, it's surprising that you have two four star generals basically being removed from the scene this close together, and they both came from the same command. you'll remember that general allen was general petraeus' deputy when they were at central command headquarters. you have to wonder what's going on in tampa. what is that microcosm of military activity down there doing. tampa is an interesting place because it's the headquarters of the special operations command and central command, but none of them conduct operations in the area so it's kind of their isolated headquarters for their operations area. so it must do something to them down there. i don't know
we've already seen the loss of general petraeus as director of the cia. to many people's minds, one of the great military figures of his generation. he's gone. you have another general supposed to take over the ultimate nato supreme command position who is now embroiled in the same scandal as well and that may or may not end in a certain way. what do you make of it? where do you see this going? >> well, it's surprising that you have two four star generals basically being removed from the...
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>> when you are the head of the cia, that potentially compromise the director of the cia and it's an obviously very -- if you are hiding something like that, and you are not only have classified information but you are not only top secret but you are at the top of the pins kl in the intelligence community. that's an area potentially of vulnerability and it sends a serious message down the chain of command when you are talking to intelligence officers at the cia or other agencies of the u.s. government. one of the things we are always warning you, don't get involved in extra a marital affairs because you noe don't know who the man or woman might be and they could be agents for hostile power or whatever, someone trying to entrap you. they called it a honey trap in the old days in the espionage novels and all of that. it is a serious issue in the intelligence community. it is a serious i issue any place but especially in the intelligence community and i assume, i don't know in for a fact, i assume it was probably going to come out and he decided i will resign and take the hit. it's time
>> when you are the head of the cia, that potentially compromise the director of the cia and it's an obviously very -- if you are hiding something like that, and you are not only have classified information but you are not only top secret but you are at the top of the pins kl in the intelligence community. that's an area potentially of vulnerability and it sends a serious message down the chain of command when you are talking to intelligence officers at the cia or other agencies of the...
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so, first, former cia director general patreaus resigns. now general john allen's nomination to become nato commander is on hold. what does it mean for allen's career? how will this affect the efforts to wind down the war in afghanistan where you have 60,000 troops still deployed? let's listen in. >> around the world, each call he thanked his counterpart for friendship and partnership thus far and expressed his desire to continue close cooperation moving ahead. the president spoke with president karzai of afghanistan, prime minister monti of italy, king abdullah of jordan, president putin of russia, and president rohoi of spain. lie take your questions. >> a couple of questions about the scandal that many of us are covering. one specific and a bigger picture one. general allen we're learning questions about him and the pentagon's investigation of his alleged behavior. does the president have faith that general allen can continue to lead the war in afghanistan in this critical period of time when he's under investigation by the pentagon? >>
so, first, former cia director general patreaus resigns. now general john allen's nomination to become nato commander is on hold. what does it mean for allen's career? how will this affect the efforts to wind down the war in afghanistan where you have 60,000 troops still deployed? let's listen in. >> around the world, each call he thanked his counterpart for friendship and partnership thus far and expressed his desire to continue close cooperation moving ahead. the president spoke with...
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cia could do that. >> and we would assume the cia is doing that, right? obviously as we all now are aware, three quarters of the americans that were in libya at the time of the attack actually worked for the cia and not even the state department, right? >> one would hope they're on the case. obviously this is a case of extreme sensitivity. ambassadors don't get killed every day or every year, and it was a bungle. >> are they working together, do you think? so many people have fears, especially now you have petraeus losing his spot at the cia. in part because of work by the fbi. now, that's just a recent case that happened. but are they going to be working together, the way they should be? >> they have been able to work together in the past and they've done great things when they work together but throughout the 65-year history of the cia, they have often been at each other's throats and not cooperating. >> how much pressure is the fbi under to get this right? >> there's a dead american ambassador and three other dead americans in a case of murder, possibl
cia could do that. >> and we would assume the cia is doing that, right? obviously as we all now are aware, three quarters of the americans that were in libya at the time of the attack actually worked for the cia and not even the state department, right? >> one would hope they're on the case. obviously this is a case of extreme sensitivity. ambassadors don't get killed every day or every year, and it was a bungle. >> are they working together, do you think? so many people have...
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as a former cia director. if they found out the director was having an affair, the committee should have been informed. but the view is there's a narrow rule about when you notify congressional committees of investigations and they felt this didn't fit. >> thank you very much. great pleasure having you on with the latest information. let me bring in msnbc analyst general barry mccaffery. thank you for your time. let me get your first reaction. yesterday we were still scratching our heads over general petraeus, how could this happen. and you wake up this morning and now general allen a part of an investigation. what's your reaction to this one-two punch? >> well, you know, general petraeus i have known him since he was 25. he's probably the most brilliant commander we have produced since world war ii. so it's a damaging blow to national security to lose him in this position. he had to resign, risk-taking behavior is probably unacceptable by anybody. >> when you say risk-taking, is it the possibly exposure of hi
as a former cia director. if they found out the director was having an affair, the committee should have been informed. but the view is there's a narrow rule about when you notify congressional committees of investigations and they felt this didn't fit. >> thank you very much. great pleasure having you on with the latest information. let me bring in msnbc analyst general barry mccaffery. thank you for your time. let me get your first reaction. yesterday we were still scratching our heads...
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he served this country with great distinction in iraq, in afghanistan, and as head of the cia. by his own assessment, he did not meet the standards that he felt were necessary as the director of cia with respect to this personal matter that he is now dealing with with his family and with his wife. it's on that basis that he tendered his resignation and it's on that basis that i accepted it. but i want to emphasize that from my perspective at least, he has provided this country an extraordinary service. we are safer because of the work that dave petraeus has done and my main hope right now is that he and his family are able to move on and that this ends up being a single side note on what has otherwise been an extraordinary career. >> [ inaudible ]. >> you know, again, i think you're going to have to talk to the fbi in terms of what their general protocols are when it comes to what started off as a potential criminal investigation. one of the challenges here is that we're not supposed to medle in criminal investigations and that's been our practice. you know, i think that there
he served this country with great distinction in iraq, in afghanistan, and as head of the cia. by his own assessment, he did not meet the standards that he felt were necessary as the director of cia with respect to this personal matter that he is now dealing with with his family and with his wife. it's on that basis that he tendered his resignation and it's on that basis that i accepted it. but i want to emphasize that from my perspective at least, he has provided this country an extraordinary...
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and the fbi and the cia and that might have something to do with it. it is a situation that has turned tampa, and again, we have seen it on "saturday night live" running the humorous skit, but at the heart of it is macdill air force base which is right now observing events in israel, they don't control the military affairs there, but over in egypt as well as the rest of the region, so they have a lot on their mind as well as u.s. special options command and as well as the area that brings in millions off dollars into the local community. so it is a mandate to engage with the community and that is what parts of this "friends with macdill" was. >> well, talk about the probe and how that it is run to investigate and reveal, i guess, how many people around the community have access to the nation's military leaders. >> no, they know. there's about 800 people on the "friends of macdill" program and created by the previous base commanders to get community leaders on to the base in daylight hours and nonsecure areas to engage with the community. what they are
and the fbi and the cia and that might have something to do with it. it is a situation that has turned tampa, and again, we have seen it on "saturday night live" running the humorous skit, but at the heart of it is macdill air force base which is right now observing events in israel, they don't control the military affairs there, but over in egypt as well as the rest of the region, so they have a lot on their mind as well as u.s. special options command and as well as the area that...
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it's also the cia director. this is different than a senator having an affair. the cia director more liable to blackmail. >> james, i have to ask this, we have two generals now, general allen, general petraeus, is this coincidence, two generals caught up in something like this or is there a culture here among the top commanders if they can get away with anything? >> i don't think there's a culture. we haven't gotten to the bottom of this case. it's much more than coincidence the same people are involved, so there is something going on here. it's obviously going to be investigated and rightfully so. but i don't think they think they have impunity but are under really extraordinary circumstances and those circumstances might lend themselves in some cases to affairs and things like this. >> how concerned are you, would you be about morale? >> you know, mildly concerned. as i said in my piece, this rang ls with a lot of people who understood petraeus was really an extraordinary leader, that he had skills and talents that just don't come around every day. probably th
it's also the cia director. this is different than a senator having an affair. the cia director more liable to blackmail. >> james, i have to ask this, we have two generals now, general allen, general petraeus, is this coincidence, two generals caught up in something like this or is there a culture here among the top commanders if they can get away with anything? >> i don't think there's a culture. we haven't gotten to the bottom of this case. it's much more than coincidence the...
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you're on the advisory board at the cia. what do you make of this that the fbi had been tipped off and they actually launched an investigation into general petraeus' extramarital affair? >> the key to what suzanne is saying here is that it's the counterintelligence unit. counterintelligence units look at was this -- was the woman -- the party of the second part in the extramarital affair, was she a foreign agent? if she was an american, was she controlled by a foreign agency? was there some way they were going to use this relationship to get information from him, sensitive classified information? and the way they would get it is just as suzanne says to extort from him the threat to expose him. >> our own kyra phillips is also getting some information. you've been working your sources, kyra, what are you learning? >> well, wolf, just within the past few minutes i spoke with very reliable sources close to petraeus who say the woman who he was having an affair with, an extramarital affair, was not under his command while he was
you're on the advisory board at the cia. what do you make of this that the fbi had been tipped off and they actually launched an investigation into general petraeus' extramarital affair? >> the key to what suzanne is saying here is that it's the counterintelligence unit. counterintelligence units look at was this -- was the woman -- the party of the second part in the extramarital affair, was she a foreign agent? if she was an american, was she controlled by a foreign agency? was there...